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Classic Mysteries
by Shay Simmons52 items Last modified July 10, 2024American and European mysteries from the late Victorian period to the 1950s.
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On Writers and Writing
by Shay Simmons5 items Last modified June 26, 2024Essays
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History and Biography
by Shay Simmons26 items Last modified June 24, 2024Military history, social history, biography
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20th Century Fiction
by Shay Simmons70 items Last modified June 18, 2024American and British novels from 1900-on
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Savoir Vivre
by Shay Simmons47 items Last modified March 16, 2024Vintage books on style, entertaining, etiquette, cooking, and the home
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Modern Mysteries
by Shay Simmons33 items Last modified November 27, 2023Recent mysteries and thrillers (post-1990)
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Duds
by Shay Simmons8 items Last modified August 23, 2023Not worth finishing
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Childrens Classics
by Shay Simmons38 items Last modified March 17, 2023Classic children and YA literature.
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Classic Noir
by Shay Simmons17 items Last modified January 4, 2023Hard boiled fiction from the 40s-60s
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New Fiction
by Shay Simmons6 items Last modified December 9, 2022Mysteries and other.
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Historical Mysteries
by Shay Simmons2 items Last modified October 20, 2022Books written in the last 50 years but set in historic times.
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Needlework and Crafts
by Shay Simmons8 items Last modified September 27, 2022Books on knitting, lace, miniatures, and toys
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Library Quests
by Shay Simmons29 items Last modified August 18, 2022Books that are not available online.
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Classic Mysteries
by Shay Simmons235 items Last modified June 11, 2022English and American mysteries from the Golden Age of detective writing.
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Vintage Westerns
by Shay Simmons25 items Last modified December 1, 2021Classic Western fiction
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Faits Accompli
by Shay Simmons36 items Last modified December 25, 2017Books from Open Library I have read.
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Natural History and Science
by Shay Simmons1 item Last modified September 4, 2017
Recent Activity
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| July 10, 2024 | Shay Simmons | Added The Black Spectacles to the list. | |
| June 26, 2024 | Shay Simmons | Added The Florence King Reader to the list. | |
| June 24, 2024 | Shay Simmons | Added The Shetland bus. to the list. | |
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